Golf bag attachment



y 4, 1937. M. M. EICH'QL'TZ 2,079,551

GOLF BAG ATTACHMENT Filed Aug. 14, 1956 INVENTOR b waj mv a WITNESS ATTORNEYS Patented May 4, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to golf bag attachments and has for an object to provide a golf bag having a pedal on the bottom upon which the player may step to tilt the bag from the horizontal to 5 about an angle of 45 degrees so that the player may take hold of the handle strap to transport the'bag without the necessity of stooping down.

A further object is to provide a novel support which will engage the ground when the pedal is being used and form a fulcrum upon which the bag may be rocked to angular position without slipping.

A still further object is to provide reinforcing means for enabling the bag to resist stresses due to the pull of the pedal chain when the pedal is being used so that danger of sagging or collapse of the bag will be eliminated.

With the above and other objects in View the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through a golf bag with the covering material shown in dotted lines, and showing the pedal attachment in operative position for tilting the bag from the horizontal to an inclined position.

Figure 2 is an enlarged cross sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged cross sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the golf bag equipped with the invention and showing the pedal and support rocked to released position within the enclosure of the flange of the bag bottom.

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the bag tilted by the pedal on the support to inclined position.

Figure 7 is a detail cross sectional view taken on the line l--'| of Figure 4.

Figure 8 is a bottom plan view of a modified form of bag.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, l0 designates a conventional golf bag having longitudinal metal reinforcing rods ll connected at the top by a ring [2 of similar material and rigidly secured to the bottom plate [3 of the bag which as usual is provided with a crimped flange M. The frame work just described usually supports a canvas or leather covering I5 and also attached thereto is a shoulder carrying strap [6, a hand grip strap l1, and a pocket l8, for golf balls.

In applying the invention to a conventional golf bag just described, a pedal [9 is pivotally mounted on the bottom of the bag outside of the center of the bag bottom and preferably is formed from a U-shaped rod, the ends of which are provided with hinge eyes 20.

The eyes 20 are mounted to swivel on a transverse shaft 2l which is secured by hinge eyes 22 to the metal bottom of the bag. The shaft terminates in diverging spring legs 23 which extend obliquely across the flange M of the bag bottom and terminate in outwardly turned feet 24 adapted to engage the ground and support the bag against slipping when the bag is being tilted upwardly by the pedal as will presently be described. Notches 25 are formed in the flange M to receive the legs 23 and anchor the legs stationary, the resiliency of the legs permitting the legs to be sprung into and out of the notches as desired.

The pedal I9 is equipped with a cross bar 26 to the ends of which are secured pull chains 21. The pull chains are sufiicient in length to permit the pedal to be swung outwardly on the shaft 2| of the support to about a 45 degree angle from the bottom of the bag, as best shown in Figure 5.

The chains 21 are secured to hooks 28 formed on the ends of inclined brace rods 29 which project at one end through openings 9 in the bag bottom and are secured to longitudinal brace rods 30. The brace rods 30 are secured to the bag bottom and at about half way from the top of the bag they are secured to an arcuate rod 3| which is dished, as shown at 32, in Figure 2, to receive one of the longitudinal frame rods I l of the bag.

By referring to Figure 1 and then to Figure 6 it will be seen that when the pedal l9 and the supporting legs are in operative position the player need merely step down on the pedal to rock the bag upwardly on the legs 24 as fulcrums to an oblique position in which position the 'shoulder strap IE or grip strap I! may be conveniently grasped for transporting the bag without the player stooping down.

Since the shaft 2| is swivelly mounted in the hinge. eyes 22 the legs 23 of the support, after being dislodged from the notches 25, may be rocked to the dotted line position shown in Figure 4 within the enclosure of the flange l4.

Likewise, since the pedal I9 is pivotally mounted on the shaft 2| the pedal may be rocked back against the bottom of the bag within the enclosure of the flange l4 so as to be out of the way when not in use.

The bag may be of any desired shape and for example if the bag is provided with a flat side 31, as shown in Figure 8, the feet 23 may be dispensed with.

From the above description it is thought that the construction and operation of the invention will be fully understood without further explanation.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a golf bag, of a pedal, a fulcrum, means common to the pedal and to the fulcrum for swivelly mounting the pedal and fulcrum on the bottom of the golf bag, means on said bag bottom for positioning the fulcrum to project laterally beyond the bag bottom, and a flexible connector securing the pedal to the bag bottom and permitting the pedal to extend in operative position at approximately a degree angle to the bag bottom, whereby foot pressure. on the pedal will rock the bag on the fulcrum to an upwardly inclined position from the horizontal.

2. The combination with a golf bag having a metal bottom provided with a marginal flange, of a pedal pivoted on the bottom, means for holding the pedal at about a 45 degree angle from the bottom, said pedal being movable to lie within the enclosure of said flange in released position, and a fulcrum pivoted on the bag bottom and adapted to project laterally beyond the bag bottom and to be rocked to released position within the enclosure of said flange.

3. The combination with a golf bag, of longitudinal reinforcing members for the bag, an

'arcuate member extending around the bag and being connected to one of said reinforcing members, longitudinal reinforcing members integral with said arcuate member and projecting through the bag bottom, a pedal pivoted on the bag bottom, a flexible member connected to the pedal and to the projecting ends of said longitudinal reinforcing members whereby when the bag is in horizontal position and foot pressure is applied to the pedal the bag will be. rocked upwardly by the pedal and the longitudinal and arcuate reinforcing members to an angular position with respect to the horizontal.

MORRIS M. EICHOLTZ. 

